The theatre has been hosting different plays and cultural programmes since.
Since that time the theater has hosted 16 to 18 shows each year.
In the same month the theatre hosted a benefit celebrating sixty years of the Empire.
The 780-seat theatre hosted the long-running musical Irene from 1919 to 1921.
The theatre will host a national touring company children's production for the first time in 2008.
The theatre hosted James Brown's last show before his death.
In a typical week the theatre would host two plays a night with matinees at the weekend.
On October 13th, 2012, the theatre hosted its first public ghost hunt.
The District's theaters hosted as many as 20 to 30 shows a night.
Over 480 theatres hosted the event with tickets costing $15.